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21/05/2021

Project Três supports women artisans through education and skills-training in India and Kenya. They believe that providing education on fair trade and self-sustainability is the key to create new life-changing economic and social opportunities.

22/02/2020

A Saturday read that brings some (unpleasant) surprises our way. Never assume, always ask questions, and decide for yourself who the "good guys" are!

Via World Economic Forum

There's plenty governments can do to kerb our habits.

20/02/2020

... last mont's heat.

Via CNBC International

The January record continues an unrelenting increasing trend in temperatures as carbon dioxide emissions trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet.

19/02/2020

Now that your OREO consumption might be threatened. Will you do something about the way you act?

Better stock up on your Oreos and Cheez-Its... Climate change is making the ingredients for your favorite snacks more expensive. Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

18/02/2020

"In recent years, millions of trees have been lost to logging or to wildfires. Growing trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere, while dead trees emit carbon. The rapid loss of young trees suggests that the Amazon rainforest may turn into a carbon source much faster than had been predicted, as the BBC News reported."

Via: World Economic Forum

In the 1980s and 90s, the Amazon absorbed 2 billion tonnes of carbon annually. That figure is much lower today.

17/02/2020

WOMB's very own Kasia in conversation with Amanda Day from Tropic Bliss!

"Tropic Bliss is a boutique, bohemian style women's fashion brand. Our production is in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where our staff is given better wages and benefits than industry standards. Every garment includes a picture of the seamstress who made your clothes. "

Another Friday means another interview with an inspiring entrepreneur - meet Amanda Day!

15/02/2020

"As the bushfire burned over her house near Conjola on the New South Wales south coast, Samatha Kneeshaw was sitting in her backyard swimming pool hooked up to a scuba tank, forcing herself to remain under the water.

Her house appeared to be on fire. There were embers falling in the water. And she was angry: at the government, for not acting on the climate emergency, and at the fire itself."

Via The Guardian

Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season has taken 33 lives, destroyed thousands of homes and devastated the country’s unique wildlife. Guardian Australia surveys the damage

13/02/2020

Products that reuse materials and support local communities can both do good and look good via The Guardian!

12/02/2020

Losing an entire generation of consumers is one thing.
But experts are concerned with young people’s mental health, particularly hit by the reality of the climate crisis.

Thanks for being on watch! The Guardian

Experts concerned young people’s mental health particularly hit by reality of the climate crisis

11/02/2020

Because this is the only right thing to share at this point!

Via The Guardian

The full text of Phoenix’s passionate winner’s speech, as he accepts the best actor Academy Award for Joker

10/02/2020

Monday's read straight outta WOMB!

Read how much money is estimated to be spent this Valentine's Day. Learn what we are spending the money on and how to... green up your February 14th!

Presents for Valentine's Day that will please your partner and the planet. Plastic-free Valentine's Day, conscious Valentine's Day - let's show some love to the planet!

09/02/2020

Yesterday we promoted eco-friendly resorts. Today, through Aziz Abu Sarah's powerful TED talk, we want to show you that tourism is also a powerful tool in the fight against nationalism & xenophobia.

Travel more, travel responsibly and know that responsible travel is more than simply remembering to pack your reusable water bottle!

Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist with an unusual approach to peace-keeping: Be a tourist. The TED Fellow shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate. He starts with Palestinians visiting Israelis and moves beyond ...